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jessie festa, solo female travel blogger

Taking youย beyond the guidebook

to inspire you to liveย your best life through travel

Come join me!

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A Rough Journey In Naples, Italy

Getting off the train in Napoli Central in Naples, Italy, I feel a surge of excitement. Naples, Italy, is the place where my grandparents are from. Hell, half the population shares my last name of Festa. I already feel at home. I have been backpacking through Europe for a month and a half already and…Read more...

Backpacking Europe: Should You Get a Eurail Pass?

A Eurail Pass is something that many backpackers use in order to travel through Europe cheaply by train. When planning your trip, it can get confusing understanding all of the different passes and figuring out which one you should get, if any. Here are some tips to figuring out if you should get a railpass for…Read more...

Occupy Wall Street: Videos, Images, and Insight

This week, I decided to head over to Occupy Wall Street and see for myself what was really going on down there. The images I had in my head were of chaos and wild hippis screaming and chanting in the streets of New York. I got off the subway at Wall Street and figured I…Read more...

24 Hours in Sevilla, Spain

Sevilla, Spain, is an exciting place to explore either solo or with a group. While there are many sites to see, the streets are not terribly winding and confusing and you will be able to wander aimlessly, finding shops, tapas restaurants, parks, castles, and more. Bring a map and a card with your hostel’s information…Read more...

A Picnic Turned Hostile in Rome, Italy

Picnicking. Is there any better way to meet people when backpackingย through Europe? My friend Lindsay and I loved buying random items at the market; cheeses, meats, crackers, fruits, wine, and then heading over to one of the piazzas or parks to mingle and people watch. Tonight was the perfect night in Florence, Italy. Not too…Read more...

Photo Essay: A Crazy Halloween in the Village, New York

  Halloween in New York is by far my favorite weekend of the year. It’s so much fun getting dressed up as something totally crazy and attending dozens of themed parties all over the city. And, of course, there is the infamous parade that goes through the village.   If you’re taking the train in…Read more...

1,2,3 Go! Eating Snail in Ghana, Africa

Snail hunting. It was one of the children’s favorite activities when I did a homestay in Ghana, Africa. We’d wait until dark, grab flashlights and buckets, and collect as many snails as we could find. For me, it was a way to bond with the children and help out; for them, it was a fun way…Read more...
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